Originally Posted by
The Magician
The market supports higher fees, by your own admission your fee structure handicaps your clubs ability to invest in your capital for the future. It amuses me that clubs are hell bent on being the cheapest club to play for, and that's fantastic... But whilst your cheering over the $150 you collect in rego for those 12-14 year olds... How many of those players at your clubs are getting extra training at your Jobe Wheelhouses', Thompsons', etc, training camps? Where they charge $300 for a 3 day training camp. And these training camps etc are popping up everywhere and there are so many of them now. So whilst clubs collect peanuts, private academies are collecting the cash by the sack full, whilst clubs complain about the burden on their volunteers. And what investment in capital, facilities etc are these academies providing for the future?